In an article this weekend, in regard to Flip Flop Mitt Romney’s speech about how the secularists, non-denominational deists (like the Founding Fathers), Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, atheists, agnostics and Democrats need to be rounded up and shot, the Daily Herald, Provo’s often theocratic leaning GOP supporting news letter, not only agreed with Mayor Anderson’s interpretation of Mitt’s speech, but, seems to be saying that Mitt may be a disingenuous … um … liar. Kinda.

From the Herald Here:

 Romney stated forcefully that as president he would not take orders from Salt Lake City. This was met with a sneer by Salt Lake Mayor Rocky Anderson, who told KSL Newsradio that Romney is pandering to conservative Christians.

“For any member of the LDS Church to say that they could disregard the leadership of the church, on basic issues that the church is taking a position on, I think is absolutely disingenuous,” Anderson said.

We hate to agree with Anderson, but he’s right. Romney left himself open to such an attack because he failed to follow through the way that John F. Kennedy did in 1960 when he said he wouldn’t take marching orders from the Vatican. Kennedy closed the loop.

They go on to explain why they’ve risked eternal damnation to agree with Mayor Anderson:

Romney: “Let me assure you that no authorities of my church, or of any other church for that matter, will ever exert influence on presidential decisions. Their authority is theirs, within the province of church affairs, and it ends where the affairs of the nation begin.”

Kennedy: “I do not speak for my church on public matters, and the church does not speak for me. Whatever issue may come before me as president — on birth control, divorce, censorship, gambling or any other subject — I will make my decision in accordance with these views, in accordance with what my conscience tells me to be the national interest, and without regard to outside religious pressures or dictates. And no power or threat of punishment could cause me to decide otherwise.

“But if the time should ever come (and I do not concede any conflict to be even remotely possible) when my office would require me to either violate my conscience or violate the national interest, then I would resign the office; and I hope any conscientious public servant would do the same.”

Romney made a point, but Kennedy made his unmistakably.

Holy Hannah. Read the rest here. The Herald has deeply impressed me with it’s ability to parse out the evidence of Flip Flop Mitt Romey, as opposed to blindly writing love letters just because he’s either a Mormon, or didn’t take a bribe during the Olympics in 2002.